Noel Ovenden: councillor for Wye with Hinxhill, Ashford Borough Council

Noel Ovenden is a Ashford Independent councillor for the Wye with Hinxhill ward on Ashford Borough Council, according to the council's own published list. Noel Ovenden is also Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Finance and Resource (with Special Responsibility for Housing & Homelessness). Their current term began on 1 May 2014.

Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Wye with Hinxhill
Party: Ashford Independent
Posts: Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Finance and Resource (with Special Responsibility for Housing & Homelessness)
Term began: 1 May 2014
Official profile: ashford.moderngov.co.uk
Source: Ashford Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Noel Ovenden

These are the details Ashford Borough Council publishes for Noel Ovenden, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: noel.ovenden@ashford.gov.uk
Phone: 07802 338614
Post: c/o Ashford Borough Council, International House, Dover Place, Ashford, TN23 1HU
Official profile: ashford.moderngov.co.uk

Ashford Independent on Ashford Borough Council

Ashford Independent holds 9 of the 47 seats on Ashford Borough Council. The largest group is Conservative, with 16. Seats by party: Conservative 16, The Green Party 12, Ashford Independent 9, Labour 7, Independent 3.

Leaders and post holders on Ashford Borough Council

Al Arnold Deputy Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness and Deputy Leader of the Green Party
Winston Michael Mayor of Ashford
Johnny Shilton Leader of the Conservative Group
Paul Bartlett Deputy Leader of the Conservative Group
Katrina Giles Cabinet Member for Communities and Health and Co-Leader of the Green Party
Heather Hayward Deputy Mayor of Ashford
Sally Gathern Deputy Leader of the Labour Group
Brendan Chilton Leader of the Labour Group

All 47 councillors of Ashford Borough Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Wye with Hinxhill

Noel Ovenden sits on Ashford Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Ashford, each with its own page:

Kent County Council
Kent Police led by Matthew Scott, Tim Smith
Ashford: Sojan Joseph (Labour) MP
Weald of Kent: Katie Lam (Conservative) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Ashford, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Ashford Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Ashford Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.